Three people injured after driver runs red light in Allentown, cops say

A man has been charged after driving through a red light in Allentown, striking a car and injuring three people, city police said.

A city officer witnessed the crash Wednesday night, according to court records.

The officer said Alfredo De Paz Ramirez, no address in court papers, was driving west on Hanover Avenue when he turned to look at two people talking at the corner of Hanover and Irving Street.

The officer, who was stopped on Irving Street, said the streetlight changed to red and Ramirez drove through it as he was gawking.

A driver waiting for traffic to clear had started turning north onto Irving Street when the 34-year-old Ramirez struck the other vehicle, according to court records.

Three people in the car were injured and taken to Sacred Heart Hospital, records say.

Ramirez, who was driving without a valid license, is charged with three counts of accidents causing injury as well as failure to stop at a red light and driving without insurance. He was arraigned before District Judge Jacob Hammond and sent to Lehigh County Prison in lieu of $10,000 bail.